Grid-scale battery with 100 MW discharge capacity and 200 MWh storage capacity, comprising 80 Tesla Megapack 2 systems.
Reported status and procurement
Reported development
Not established
Procurement availability
Unknown / not established
A source report alone does not establish current progress or an open buying window.
Project summary
Chinchilla Battery is an operating grid-scale battery at CS Energy’s Kogan Creek site, next to Kogan Creek Power Station near Chinchilla in the Western Downs. The source reports 100 MW discharge capacity, 200 MWh storage capacity and 80 Tesla Megapack 2 systems. It describes a $150 million investment, including substation works, and says the battery began operating in the National Electricity Market in July 2024. CS Energy reports working with Tesla and Downer to deliver the project.
Evidence limits and unknowns
The supplied project material does not state whether procurement is currently open, whether any supplier packages remain, or whether there is a future buying window.
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Project metadata
Country
Australia Based on reviewed release evidence
Region
Oceania
Category
Energy Derived from released evidence
Physical assets
Battery Storage
Based on this release's supporting evidence. Unresolved fields remain unclassified; these labels do not establish current progress or a buying window.
Released facts and supporting evidence
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Date
Reported as actual
Began operating in the National Electricity Market in July 2024; the fast facts section states that operations commenced in 2024.
Attributed to www.csenergy.com.au.
Source: www.csenergy.com.au · publication date not recorded · observed 2026-10-17
Sources and evidence · www.csenergy.com.au
Source published: Not recordedObserved: 2026-10-17
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